Trump Votes by Mail in Florida’s Republican Primary, White House Confirms
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Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary, Politico reports, citing Palm Beach county voting records. The White House has confirmed the president’s mail-in vote, according to the New York Times, which added that this is at least the third time the president has mailed his ballot.
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Washington TimesPresident Trump cast his ballot by mail in Florida’s Republican primary. According to voting records from Palm Beach County, Mr. Trump requested his ballot in late July, and it was returned on Thursday.
ABC News"Yeah I did," Trump had said in March when asked about casting a mail-in ballot. "You know why? Because I'm president of the United States. And because of the fact that I'm president of the United States, I did a mail-in ballot for elections that took place in Florida, because I felt I should be here instead of being in the beautiful sunshine [...]”
HuffPostPresident Donald Trump on Monday falsely reiterated that mail-in voting is insecure and fosters widespread election fraud, only for Politico to report that the MAGA leader himself once again voted by mail last week to participate in the Republican primary in Florida.
PBS NewsHourTrump cast a mail ballot in Florida's primary despite spreading falsehoods about mail voting fraud Each election, tens of millions of Americans vote by mail, and evidence from court records and studies shows only a tiny fraction of those ballots are fraudulent.
USA TodayPresident Trump told a CNN reporter to "be quiet." There are primaries on Aug. 18, including in Trump's home state of Florida. He voted by mail for it.
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Eyes will also be on Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, the front-runner in the Florida GOP gubernatorial primary, who is expected to clinch the Republican nomination. Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited.
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PBS NewsHourFlorida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump's grip on adopted state Florida voters cast ballots Tuesday for Republican and Democratic nominees for governor, U.S. Senate and several congressional races. The primaries will define a midterm ballot set to test President Donald Trump's grip on his adopted state.
The HillLive results: Florida holds key House primaries Florida voters are at the polls Tuesday to select the Democratic and GOP candidates for November’s U.S. House races following Florida Republicans redrawing the Sunshine State’s congressional districts in hopes of netting up to four additional seats. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) seeking the Florida governor’s mansion opened up his House seat for the taking. In…
Washington TimesTuesday’s GOP primary has a packed governor’s race ballot that includes Trump-endorsed front-runner Byron Donalds, who’s currently a congressman.
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"As President Trump has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel -- but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it's highly susceptible to fraud," the statement also read.
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HuffPost“As President Trump has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel — but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it’s highly susceptible to fraud,” wrote Wales.
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In March, the president signed an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of US Congress. Trump has repeatedly criticized mail-in voting, calling for restrictions on the policy for years and falsely claiming that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud.
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Washington TimesThe Trump administration called on the Supreme Court in late July to make way for an executive order from the president that could significantly overhaul mail-in voting.
ABC NewsTrump had also signed an executive order in March aimed at cracking down on mail-in voting.
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Trump reiterated his stance in a suggestive Truth Social post Monday, writing: “India’s last Election had 646,000,000 Voters! Less than 1% voted by mail, and every single Voter had to have a VALID Photo Identity Document. We need to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, now!”
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The Guardian US“Earlier this month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration – How can you have Elections in the U.S. without a valid Photo ID? India’s last Election had 646,000,000 Voters! Less than 1% voted by mail, and every single Voter had to have a VALID Photo Identity Document. We need to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, now!” Trump wrote.
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01 New York Times Florida Primary Underscores State’s New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state. A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.
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02 ABC News The White House's statement is identical to the statement the White House provided to ABC News in March when the president cast a mail ballot in a Florida state house special election.
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03 Washington Times Mr. Trump, who signed an executive order this year overhauling the mail-in ballot system, listed the exceptions to the prohibition, including being in the military, on a business trip, disabled or ill.
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04 HuffPost White House spokesperson Olivia Wales decried the matter as a “non-story” in a statement Monday to the outlet, using the opportunity to lobby for Trump’s SAVE America Act — which would require Americans to prove their citizenship and show photo ID to vote.
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